Border Checks Now Required For Bottle and Can Importers Bob Moffitt Tuesday, January 14, 2014 | Sacramento, CA bradleypjohnson / Flickr A new regulation effective today requires some drivers carrying recyclable materials to stop at an agricultural inspection station. Mark Oldfield with "Cal Recycle" says anyone with more than 25 pounds of aluminum cans or plastic bottles or 250 pounds of glass must stop for an inspection. "We did a pilot study at border inspection stations to document trucks coming across with loads of beverage container material," says Oldfield. "Based on that three-month study, we estimated that somewhere in the range of $30 million or somewhat more could potentially be coming into the state being claimed for illegal redemption each year." A driver must tell an inspector where the material is going and keep a copy of the inspection. The change is one of several that Cal Recycle hopes will save the fund $130 million dollars per year by 2017. Related StoriesAerial Spraying Against Mosquitoes Starts MondayJuly 23, 2018Two nights of aerial spraying to reduce the number of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus are scheduled to begin Monday in parts of Elk Grove, the Pocket Neighborhood and neighborhoods south of Fruitridge Road.Extreme Weather Dropped Lake Tahoe Clarity To Historic Lows In 2017June 13, 2018If you spent time on the water at Lake Tahoe last year and thought it looked a lot cloudier, you're right. UC Davis researchers say extreme weather — drought followed by heavy rains — caused clarity in 2017 to drop to its lowest recorded level.A Million Salmon Take A Road Trip Before Getting In The Sacramento River Toward The PacificMay 3, 2018The fish took a ride in a large truck on Wednesday morning and are now headed down the river on a journey to the ocean.How NASA, Lasers And New Technology Help Measure California’s Snowpack With Exceptional AccuracyMarch 8, 2018Using this new approach to calculate the snow’s water content also means improved forecasts for farms and cities, and even positive benefits for renewable-energy production. The program soon could go statewide — if it gets funded.Storm Leaves California With Half Of Usual Snow For YearMarch 5, 2018(AP) — Monday's snow survey found a "much rosier" picture than before last week's heavy winter storm, but still less than half the usual snow for this point in the season. Follow us for more stories like this CapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you. As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today. Donate Today
